As we prepare for the reopening of our Long Term Care facility, we need the help of the entertainment industry community to spruce up some of the rooms in the 40-bed unit! We’re looking for volunteers to help out with a some light painting and window cleaning on Saturday, February 4 and Saturday, February 11th from 9am – noon. No special skills required -- just your participation and support.

Join us in creating a warm and welcoming home for some of our industry’s finest.

An overview to the various outputs an assistant is asked to create for various departments

About our Member-Instructor:

Erica Freed Marker has been teaching Avid and Final Cut Pro classes to a variety of academic, professional and corporate clients since 2005. Since joining the Editors Guild, Erica has assisted on numerous Avid projects, including the anthology film, "New York, I Love You"; Robert Redford's "The Conspirator"; and Marc Turtletaub's directorial debut, "Gods Behaving Badly." She is currently an assistant on the third season of HBO's critically acclaimed drama, "Treme."

***The seminar is exclusive to 7 members of Local 700 who are in good standing, and who make reservations via email. No walk-ins, no guests, and no exceptions.*** On the day of the class, you can bring your laptop to use as a work station if it has Avid 5.5 installed. Please indicate in your email response if you are bringing a laptop .

If you are not contacted, you have not been registered. Please no phone calls. *** To RSVP, please email tpierre@EditorsGuild.com with your name and contact information. Your reservation will be confirmed via email by no later than Tuesday January 31, 2012. Please no phone calls

In this mini-workshop, highly regarded entertainment career strategist and filmmaker Shawn Tolleson, will walk us through the process of identifying a career breakthrough and creating a plan to successfully execute it using tools to transform your fears and obstacles into action. Whether you are a freelancer, a staffer, an entrepreneur or a student starting out in the industry, come find out how to make this YOUR year!

Minnetonka Audio Software - Loudness Measurement

This will be a rare chance to better understand the new rules for audio levels and measurements – whether you cut picture, sound or deliver masters as a post supervisor, this information is a must for any post production individual. Sound experts, Eric Jorde and Jim Weber from Minnetonka Audio Software will present on the new CALM Act requirements for audio delivery with a discussion of loudness measurement for automated, file-based audio and Minnetonka's AudioTools Server.

Eva is the mother of Kevin, a teenage boy who went on a murderous rampage at his high school, killing several of his classmates. Following the tragedy, Eva is overwhelmed with grief as well as guilt, and she finds herself the target of her community's anger for raising a son who is considered a monster. She moves to a smaller home, endures vandalism, tries to earn a living, and occasionally visits Kevin in prison. In an attempt to cope with this dreadful situation, Eva reaches out in writing to Kevin's father, her estranged husband.

MPAA Rating: R (for for disturbing violence and behavior, some sexuality and language)

Running Time: 1 hour 52 minutes

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 7:30PM

Directors Guild of America, Theater #1
7920 Sunset Blvd.

Online RSVP is closed. Please *EMAIL vlebron@editorsguild.com to RSVP for this event.
RSVPs must be received by 5:00PM on the day of the event.

* If you do not have access to a computer or don't have a login, please call 323-978-1095 to RSVP

NOTES: Invitation is for the member and one guest. Screening pass is non-transferable. Please observe the one guest limit. No saving seats. Guests will not be admitted without member present. Proof of I.D. may be required.

Jewel Diamond Taylor is a native of Washington D. C., raised, educated and living in Southern California. She was one of the first women of color to step on the scene as a motivational speaker in the early 80's. Taylor is an author of several personal development books. Taylor has been an invited guest speaker for conferences, retreats, corporate training, churches and colleges campuses in 40 of the 50 United States, as well as internationally in Brazil, London, the Bahamas, Jamaica, the Virgin Islands, Cancun, St. Kittsand Turks, and Caicos. Taylor's message is a blend of hope, empowerment, encouragement, humor and practical wisdom. Her popular web site is www.DoNotGiveUp.net.

Tommy Hawkins is one of the nation's leading eclectics and a media personality. He has enjoyed an incredible career as a basketball All-American at the University of Notre Dame, as an original member of the Los Angeles Lakers, a college lecturer, a pioneering Golden Mike and Emmy Award-nominated radio and television broadcaster, a public relations executive and Vice President of Communications for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has served as a civic leader with involvement on the Boards of Directors of the Los Angeles Center Theater Group, Los Angeles Sports Council, the Friends of Jazz at UCLA and was named Ambassador to the Los Angeles Unified School District's Adopt a School Program.

TICKETS: WIF Members $15; Non-members $20 (cash at the door)RSVP: Candace Bowen, candace@malibuonline.comTELEPHONE: (310) 457-8664Membership cards are required at the door to obtain member discount!

As we prepare for the reopening of our Long Term Care facility, we need the help of the entertainment industry community to spruce up some of the rooms in the 40-bed unit! We’re looking for volunteers to help out with a some light painting and window cleaning on Saturday, February 4 and Saturday, February 11th from 9am – noon. No special skills required -- just your participation and support.

Join us in creating a warm and welcoming home for some of our industry’s finest.

The MPEG Training program invites you to attend our Avid 101 Workshop.

Date: Saturday February 11, 2012

Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Motion Picture Editors Guild

145 Hudson Street, Suite 201

New York, NY 10013

Admission: $20.00

Avid 101

This half day course provides an overview of AVID editing software. The class will cover the basic elements; topics include importing/capturing footage, organizing and creating projects, source/record editing, creating titles, using trim mode and an effects mode overview. Work closely with the instructor, edit footage and provide an excellent framework to get your editing career jumpstarted.

About our Member-Instructor:

Dan Nelson has worked exclusively as a Video Editor in New York City for the past 9 years for companies such as A&E, Bravo, MTV, TLC, Discovery and PBS on such series as the First 48, MADE and Miami Ink. He has been using AVID software for over 10 years and worked as an AVID instructor at the college level, he is also AVID certified. Dan has a Bachelor of Science in Communication focusing on film from Boston College. He also received a Master’s Degree from Suffolk University in Philanthropy and Media, a program focused on using documentary film to spread a positive message.

***The seminar is exclusive to 7 members of Local 700 who are in good standing, and who make reservations via email. No walk-ins, no guests, and no exceptions. *** On the day of the class, you can bring your laptop to use as a work station if it has Avid 5.5 installed. Please indicate in your email response if you are bringing a laptop. If you are not contacted, you have not been registered. Please no phone calls. *** To RSVP, please email tpierre@EditorsGuild.com with your name and contact information. Your reservation will be confirmed via email by no later than Tuesday February 7, 2012. Please no phone calls.

The HPA Tech Retreat is required learning for those who want to stay competitive and on top of significant industry issues and trends!

3 Pre-retreat seminars, 2.5 days of Tech Retreat sessions, 2.5 days of demos of the latest technology in the industry, 3 days of breakfast roundtable discussions, and 4 days of outstanding networking opportunities!

REGISTER TODAY! Early bird pricing ends on January 8th.

THE PROGRAM

The HPA Tech Retreat program is designed to take an in-depth look into the most current and relevant topics in post production, cinema, broadcast and related technologies. From the big picture, down to the most technical details, topics are examined and discussed by speakers and panelists who come from the top of their fields.

The pre-retreat conferences begin on Monday afternoon with a new seminar on color from Charles Poynton; the continuation of the HPA Supersession on workflows starts on Tuesday and ATSC will hold a seminar on next generation broadcast services in the afternoon.

The demo room features the newest in technology and an opportunity to talk one-on-one with the engineers and product innovators. No Tech Retreat would be complete without the broad-based breakfast roundtable discussions.

For sponsored demo space or other outstanding sponsorship opportunities call or send an email to Eileen at ekramer@hpaonline.com. For breakfast roundtables send the topic, moderator name and days you'd like to have a table to Mark Schubin at tvmark@earthlink.net.

The HPA Tech Retreat is required learning for those who want to stay competitive and on top of significant industry issues and trends!

3 Pre-retreat seminars, 2.5 days of Tech Retreat sessions, 2.5 days of demos of the latest technology in the industry, 3 days of breakfast roundtable discussions, and 4 days of outstanding networking opportunities!

REGISTER TODAY! Early bird pricing ends on January 8th.

THE PROGRAM

The HPA Tech Retreat program is designed to take an in-depth look into the most current and relevant topics in post production, cinema, broadcast and related technologies. From the big picture, down to the most technical details, topics are examined and discussed by speakers and panelists who come from the top of their fields.

The pre-retreat conferences begin on Monday afternoon with a new seminar on color from Charles Poynton; the continuation of the HPA Supersession on workflows starts on Tuesday and ATSC will hold a seminar on next generation broadcast services in the afternoon.

The demo room features the newest in technology and an opportunity to talk one-on-one with the engineers and product innovators. No Tech Retreat would be complete without the broad-based breakfast roundtable discussions.

For sponsored demo space or other outstanding sponsorship opportunities call or send an email to Eileen at ekramer@hpaonline.com. For breakfast roundtables send the topic, moderator name and days you'd like to have a table to Mark Schubin at tvmark@earthlink.net.

The WIF International Committee (WIFI) meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month. All members are welcome to attend and learn more about who we are and what we do.

Under the guidance of Co-Chairs, Ruby Lopez and Arati Misro, and Advisory Chair, Tobie Loomis, the committee is committed to fostering an interactive and cultural bond with other countries by discovering, promoting and supporting the ideas and efforts of entertainment professionals, especially women, throughout the world.

Goals include developing programs and events such as industry panels on co-production, screenings in association with consulates and film boards, and participation in international film festivals. The WIF International Committee is dedicated to serving as a resource for our international filmmaker guests and dignitaries and to open global communication.

The HPA Tech Retreat is required learning for those who want to stay competitive and on top of significant industry issues and trends!

3 Pre-retreat seminars, 2.5 days of Tech Retreat sessions, 2.5 days of demos of the latest technology in the industry, 3 days of breakfast roundtable discussions, and 4 days of outstanding networking opportunities!

REGISTER TODAY! Early bird pricing ends on January 8th.

THE PROGRAM

The HPA Tech Retreat program is designed to take an in-depth look into the most current and relevant topics in post production, cinema, broadcast and related technologies. From the big picture, down to the most technical details, topics are examined and discussed by speakers and panelists who come from the top of their fields.

The pre-retreat conferences begin on Monday afternoon with a new seminar on color from Charles Poynton; the continuation of the HPA Supersession on workflows starts on Tuesday and ATSC will hold a seminar on next generation broadcast services in the afternoon.

The demo room features the newest in technology and an opportunity to talk one-on-one with the engineers and product innovators. No Tech Retreat would be complete without the broad-based breakfast roundtable discussions.

For sponsored demo space or other outstanding sponsorship opportunities call or send an email to Eileen at ekramer@hpaonline.com. For breakfast roundtables send the topic, moderator name and days you'd like to have a table to Mark Schubin at tvmark@earthlink.net.

The HPA Tech Retreat is required learning for those who want to stay competitive and on top of significant industry issues and trends!

3 Pre-retreat seminars, 2.5 days of Tech Retreat sessions, 2.5 days of demos of the latest technology in the industry, 3 days of breakfast roundtable discussions, and 4 days of outstanding networking opportunities!

REGISTER TODAY! Early bird pricing ends on January 8th.

THE PROGRAM

The HPA Tech Retreat program is designed to take an in-depth look into the most current and relevant topics in post production, cinema, broadcast and related technologies. From the big picture, down to the most technical details, topics are examined and discussed by speakers and panelists who come from the top of their fields.

The pre-retreat conferences begin on Monday afternoon with a new seminar on color from Charles Poynton; the continuation of the HPA Supersession on workflows starts on Tuesday and ATSC will hold a seminar on next generation broadcast services in the afternoon.

The demo room features the newest in technology and an opportunity to talk one-on-one with the engineers and product innovators. No Tech Retreat would be complete without the broad-based breakfast roundtable discussions.

For sponsored demo space or other outstanding sponsorship opportunities call or send an email to Eileen at ekramer@hpaonline.com. For breakfast roundtables send the topic, moderator name and days you'd like to have a table to Mark Schubin at tvmark@earthlink.net.

Jane Buckingham As the founder and CEO of TRENDERA, Jane Buckingham is the leading expert on Generations X, Y, and V. Having studied these generations for over 20 years, she is able to help companies and individuals gain insights into these often inscrutable groups. Her services to clients combine sophisticated research tools with trend knowledge, helping companies to understand how consumers feel and to anticipate what trends will impact their businesses. Trendera produces the trend forecasting report "THE TRENDERA FILES" and works with clients including Facebook, Paramount, Fox, Target, L'Oreal, and many others.

At age 17 Buckingham wrote the book Teens Speak Out about her own generation, starting her quest to better understand and explain how young people feel.

Buckingham pioneered the trend forecasting field by creating the marketing and consulting firm Youth Intelligence, which she sold to Creative Artists Agency in 2003. She created and published The Cassandra Report as well as the daily trend newsletter, TrendCentral, which she also sold to CAA. Buckingham is the author of the bestselling The Modern Girl's Guide book series and was host of the television series "The Modern Girl's Guide to Life" on the Style network for four years.

WIF Networking Breakfasts are immensely popular, as they allow attendees to interact with our special guests, WIF members, and WIF program chairs in a friendly and social atmosphere. Come and meet your peers, eat delicious food and widen your networks in the industry!

Final Cut Pro X Version 10.0.3 has just been announced. It introduces Multicam Editing, Broadcast Monitoring, Media Relink, advanced Chroma Keying and many more new features. Join us Febuary 22, 2012 as we welcome Guru Larry Jordan who will show us all you need to see and know.

You can now bring your old FCP 7 projects into FCP X. Yes, thats right. No one thought this could be done. Even Apple said it could not be done, at least with "perfect fidelity." But a couple guys in an apartment in Burbank did it. Join Philip Hodgetts from Intelligent Assistance who will take us on a tour of 7toX, a $10.00 app that takes the old into the new.

Andrew Balis will show us how to prep our movies for Color Correction whether it is going to DaVinci Resolve or any other color correction system.

Plus, another round of Stump The Gurus, and of course World Famous Raffle.

To start our evening off, LAdobe’s own Adam Bell of dataTV, will continue his focus on the new interactive features regarding InDesign with ePublishing and the Digital Publishing Suite. How are magazines from Wired to Vanity Fair moving from the print space to the iPad? In this session, Adam will continue where he left off from January’s presentation and actually show how to get the Folio Builder and why you need i. Then he’ll create a live working version of an interactive DPS app created.directly from InDesign! No Flash, Dreamweaver, Edge or any interactive tool will be used. Just InDesign only.

The second portion of the evening will come from California State University, LA instructor Gary Coyne. Now normally, Gary’s job at CSULA is that of ‘Scientific Glassblower’ in their Chemistry dept. What does that have to do with Adobe? Well, he’s also a Photoshop expert. In particular of the usage of High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging in Photoshop. In Gary’s session you’ll see why HDR is so important in Photoshop, how to take HDR photos, how to use Adobe Bridge for full HDR benefit, how to process in Photomatix into 32 bit images and then tone map the image into a 16 or 8 bit image, what’s taking place during tone mapping to the image (so the user has better control on what’s happening), followed by post-processing in Photoshop. This promises to be one of the most unique and informative presentations we have ever presented in Photoshop featuring a tool most Photoshop users never think about…but should.

Well have prizes from our various sponsors and another prize pack from NewEgg. Remember, our next meeting will be in Culver City so make sure you make a note of it and we’ll see you on February 23!

The Animated Feature Symposium celebrates the work of the 2011 Oscar nominees in the Animated Feature Film category. The nominees (schedules permitting) will discuss their films’ development and their creative processes as well as present clips illustrating their techniques.

Los Angeles, 1999. Officer Dave Brown is a Vietnam vet and a Rampart Precinct cop, dedicated to doing "the people's dirty work" and asserting his own code of justice, often blurring the lines between right and wrong to maintain his action-hero state of mind. When he gets caught on tape beating a suspect, he finds himself in a personal and emotional downward spiral as the consequences of his past sins and his refusal to change his ways in light of a department-wide corruption scandal seal his fate. Brown internalizes his fear, anguish and paranoia as his world, complete with two ex-wives who are sisters, two daughters, an aging mentor dispensing bad advice, investigators galore, and a series of seemingly random women, starts making less and less sense. In the end, what is left is a human being stripped of all his pretense, machismo, chauvinism, arrogance, sexism, homophobia, racism, aggression, misanthropy; but is it enough to redeem him as a man?

Online RSVP is closed. Please *EMAIL vlebron@editorsguild.com to RSVP for this event.
RSVPs must be received by 5:00PM on the day of the event.

* If you do not have access to a computer or don't have a login, please call 323-978-1095 to RSVP

NOTES: Invitation is for the member and one guest. Screening pass is non-transferable. Please observe the one guest limit. No saving seats. Guests will not be admitted without member present. Proof of I.D. may be required.

The MPEG Training program invites you to attend our Introduction to Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors Course

Date: Saturday February 25, 2012

Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Motion Picture Editors Guild

145 Hudson Street, Suite 201

New York, NY 10013

Admission: $20.00 (cash)

This Final Cut Pro workshop is designed to introduce experienced Avid editors to the basic functions of Final Cut Pro 7 and explain the similarities and differences between the two pieces of software.

In this half-day session you will learn:

The basics of Final Cut Pro video and audio editing functions

How to translate your Avid knowledge to make the transition to Final Cut Pro easier

Tips for working with Final Cut's trim tool

About our Member-Instructor:

Tony Nigro has used Final Cut Pro on various projects since 2000, including features, episodic TV, and promos. While an assistant editor on Universal cable series, he was routinely brought in to train seasoned Avid editors on the software. He developed a unique FCP workflow for visual effects on SyFy's "Eureka" and used the Final Cut Suite to translate web videos to broadcast for Comedy Central's "Tosh.0." He is currently a producer/editor on HGTV's "House Hunters International" -- which cuts on Avid.

If you are not contacted, you have not been registered. Please no phone calls. *** To RSVP, please email tpierre@EditorsGuild.com with your name and contact information. Your reservation will be confirmed via email by no later than Tuesday February 21, 2012. Please no phone calls.

2015-08-02T16:21:10Organizing and Managing a Project for Features Intermediate Seminar (MPEG)Event Link

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Presented by Rainer Standke, Assistant Editor

The emphasis will be on the Avid, with occasional sidebars about Final Cut Pro 7.

Topics to be covered:

- Bin structure, folder structure within project

- Checking dailies as they come in

- Synching Sound

- Feet+Frames, Timecode, Frame Counts

- 35mm film and keycodes

- Academy Leader & Tail Pop

- Pulldown schemes, interlacing and what to do with them

- Limitations / Impossibility to update metadata later on

- Project backup strategies

- Discussion about the role of the assistant editor, Cutting Room Etiquette

- Burning Video DVDs

- Time permitting: Manipulating color

The seminar will be presented in the form of a lecture with Q&A.

Assistant Editor, Rainer Standke's background that includes assisting, finishing and editing on a wide variety of projects. His feature credits include work on 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', Journey to the Center of the Earth' and 'I Love You, Beth Cooper'. He has taught Avid classes since 1996, and in the past couple of years Rainer has also taken on software development with a focus on post production workflow issues.

OTHER RELATED EVENTS:

There will be an Advanced Seminar that will take place later in the afternoon from 3:00PM to 6:00PM. CLICK HERE to RSVP.

The workshops are 6 hours and will provide more in depth hands-on training in lab format. Computers and software will be provided. And there is a $35 to reserve your spot in the workshop, but no fee for the seminars.

2015-08-02T16:21:10Organizing and Managing a Project for Features Advanced Seminar (MPEG)Event Link

SORRY, THIS EVENT IS OVERBOOKED.

Presented by Rainer Standke, Assistant Editor

The emphasis will be on the Avid, with occasional sidebars about Final Cut Pro 7.

Topics to be covered:

-Exporting data to Filemaker, Excel

-Useful techniques I: clip coloring, clip comments, locators, etc.

-Making EDLs, Cut Lists, OMFIs

-Exporting Quicktimes for sound, music etc.

-Importing Quicktimes, sound

-Using Photoshop for Watermarks

-Using Apple Compressor, FCP 7 to process exported Quicktimes

-Stacking/Nesting VFX iterations in the timeline

-Useful techniques II: Synch Point Editing, Segment Editing

-Time permitting: Consolidate & Relink media

-Time permitting: Using QuicKeys for repetitive tasks

The seminar will be presented in the form of a lecture with Q&A.

Assistant Editor, Rainer Standke's background that includes assisting, finishing and editing on a wide variety of projects. His feature credits include work on 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', Journey to the Center of the Earth' and 'I Love You, Beth Cooper'. He has taught Avid classes since 1996, and in the past couple of years Rainer has also taken on software development with a focus on post production workflow issues.

OTHER RELATED EVENTS:

There will be an Intermediate Seminar that will take place earlier in the morning from 10:30AM – 1:30PM. CLICK HERE TO RSVP

The workshops are 6 hours and will provide more in depth hands-on training in lab format. Computers and software will be provided. And there is a $35 to reserve your spot in the workshop, but no fee for the seminars.

The workshops are set up so that members can have hands-on training on the topics discussed during the seminars.

The Editors Guild will provide the computers and the software and the instructor will spend the entire day waling you through the processes. The emphasis will be on the Avid, with occasional sidebars about Final Cut Pro 7.

Assistant Editor, Rainer Standke's background that includes assisting, finishing and editing on a wide variety of projects. His feature credits include work on 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', Journey to the Center of the Earth' and 'I Love You, Beth Cooper'. He has taught Avid classes since 1996, and in the past couple of years Rainer has also taken on software development with a focus on post production workflow issues.

For the past year, Matt West has been frustrated by his inactive, backwater post in Cape Town. A "housekeeper" who aspires to be a full-fledged agent, the loyal company man has been waiting for an opportunity to prove himself. When the first and only occupant he's had proves to be the most dangerous man he's ever met, Weston readies for duty.

Tobin Frost has eluded capture for almost a decade. One of the best ops men that the CIA's known, the ex-intelligence officer has given up assets and sold military intel to anyone with cash since he turned. From trading secrets to North Korea to aiding splinter cells, the damage he's done to the U.S. is immeasurable. And he's now back on the reservation with a secret.

As soon as Frost is brought in for debriefing, mercenaries come and tear apart Weston's safe house. Barely escaping, the unlikely partners must discover if their attackers have been sent by terrorists or someone on the inside who will kill anyone standing in the way. Now it's up to Weston to figure out who he can trust before they're both eliminated from the game.

Online RSVP is closed. Please *EMAIL vlebron@editorsguild.com to RSVP for this event.
RSVPs must be received by 5:00PM on the day of the event.

* If you do not have access to a computer or don't have a login, please call 323-978-1095 to RSVP

NOTES: Invitation is for the member and one guest. Screening pass is non-transferable. Please observe the one guest limit. No saving seats. Guests will not be admitted without member present. Proof of I.D. may be required.
Late arrivals will not be admitted.

mOcean is an an entertainment advertising, marketing, branding and production company, which just like the world we live in, is ever-changing. mOcean began as a movie trailer company, but they are constantly adding new divisions, new skill sets, new toys, new technologies & new ways of thinking, too.

A panel of speakers from mOcean, Greg Harrison, Creative Director, Julia Trainor, Music Supervisor, Peter Frintrup, VP of post Production & Operations, and Jonathan Converse, VP & Creative Design Director will be discussing the specific skill sets and talents needed for their departments, as they relate to Entertainment Advertising. They will touch on new technologies, their own personal success strategies and also what they are looking for in new recruits.

Together their credits include Project X, The Avengers, The Green Hornet, Lost in Translation, and Thank You for Smoking, to name a few.

Pizza & Post is a great opportunity to gain new insights, ask a few questions, network with your post production peers, and eat a lot of pizza! There's free parking in the adjacent parking garage (entrance at 231 E. Palm St., one block east of Magnolia). Seating is limited, so kindly

Please RSVP by clicking on the "Register for this Event" button below. (Must be logged in)
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NOTES: Invitation is for the member and one guest. Screening pass is non-transferable. Please observe the one guest limit. No saving seats. Guests will not be admitted without member present. Proof of I.D. may be required.